Shakespeare wrote Twelfth Night (1599-1600), one of his few fantasy plays, immediately before he penned his incomparable Hamlet (1600-1601). As Artistic Director Charles McMahon describes…
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Category: Reviews
TITANIC (Fulton Theater): 60-second review
Featuring a large cast of fantastic singers, Fulton Theater’s production of Titanic is worth the drive to Lancaster. Telling the story of the infamous ocean…
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TWELFTH NIGHT (Lantern): Shall we set about some revels?
“Shall we set about some revels?” Yes! The battle begins: Lantern Theater Company opened its excellent and enjoyable production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night; soon to…
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GALILEE (Azuka): A tale from down under
A small town’s main business—tourism— dries up and bit by bit small businesses follow.
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THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (1812): Fall-off-your-chair hilarity
This is not the admiring smirk or a contemptuous Ha-ha!, but fall-off-your-chair, eye-mopping hilarity.
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Perry, Schumann, and Mahler (Curtis Symphony Orchestra): Season-closing performance
Kurt Vonnegut once wrote that there are two types of writers. And because he’s Kurt Vonnegut, he gave them both silly names. First you’ve got…
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[NYC] CAMELOT (Lincoln Center): Back to the round table
Sometimes cynical, ultra-cool critical disdain—much in evidence these days— just won’t do. I loved this show; it’s filled with wonderful songs and wonderful singers, an…
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LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR & GRILL (PTC): A living portrait and an evening of wonderful songs
At 15th & Bainbridge—only a few blocks from Philadelphia Theatre Company’s stage at Broad & Lombard—there stood a legendary dive bar called Emerson’s. Jazz greats—John…
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[NYC] SWEENEY TODD (Lunt-Fontanne): How to review a show that is just about perfect?
I should have such a problem all the time: how to review a show that is just about perfect.
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JOHNNY DEPP: A RETROSPECTIVE ON LATE STAGE CAPITALISM (Jenna Kuerzi): A coin-tossing good time
Funny, eye opening, and sometimes maddening in its acknowledgement of how our society worships celebrities.
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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (Theatre Unspeakable): An historical miss
The American Revolution has an intrinsic connection to the city of Philadelphia, and as a story, it has been adapted many times over with successful…
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SIX (National Tour): The merry wives of Henry VIII
And now, “live in consort,” the six wives of Henry VIII: “divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived.”
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[NYC] PARADE (Bernard R. Jacobs Theatre): An all too familiar morality lesson
Well, of course I know they were clapping for the cast and not the characters, but there was something creepy about hundreds of people—some of…
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CATS (National Tour): 60-second review
CATS goes camp!
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THE SLEEPING BEAUTY (Philadelphia Ballet): A magnificent classic
Philadelphia Ballet kicks off the latter half of its 2022-2023 season with a stunning production of THE SLEEPING BEAUTY, one of the best-known works of…
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THE TEMPEST (Quintessence): Full of magic
There’s magic and mystery as wonderfully costumed characters come alive to dance, sing, cavort, wrestle, draw swords, threaten violence, and show mercy
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THE BEAR & AFTERPLAY (Irish Heritage Theatre): An unbalanced take on Chekov
Two one act plays from playwright Brian Friel, as he takes on some of Anton Chekov’s work
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WINTER SERIES 2023 (BalletX): Past and present
BalletX’s 2023 Winter Series sees the company reaching back into their past and looking to the future, with new or reconsidered works by three contemporary…
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CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (Walnut Street Theatre): A thinking play
Introducing Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as “a thinking play,” Tennessee Williams wrote to his audiences: “I want to go on talking to you…
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MEET ME AT DAWN (Inis Nua): Mysteries and satisfaction
Leave it to Inis Nua, the theater company whose name means “New Island” and is dedicated to producing plays from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.…
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